Removing the anodized finish on 42's

[Blasto]

What's the best method for removing the finish on a 42a? And how much like a plain 42 will it look like when I'm done? I was also thinking about removing only parts of the finish to give it a patterned look. Can it be done detailed enough for that?

Any info would be of great help. Thanks guys!

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~Dave

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[BalisongMan]

I thermally oxidized my BM 42 and, after a couple months, I decided that I preferred the original silver look. I asked for some advice and was told to use a certain kind of sandpaper, I looked around my garage (along with my dad) and we found some black wet/dry sandpaper with 320 grit I used that and it worked great. I dipped a little bit of the sandpaper into water before I scrubbed the handles though, if you use sandpaper make sure you sand in the direction of the grain of the metal.

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Cameron

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[Disco Stu]

Cameron gave you good advice, but instead of dipping it in water, I'd spray WD40 on it. I think it works better, plus it smells good.

And pay special attention to the only sanding with the grain part. If you don't keep a constant path with the sand paper, horizontal or vertical strokes, it will look like crap. I might think about using 400 grit, though there isn't much difference between that and 320. Be careful. It won't take much to screw up and getting a good finish on metal is tough as hell.